Micropterix jacobella

Micropterix jacobella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. jacobella
Binomial name
Micropterix jacobella
Walsingham, 1901

Micropterix jacobella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1901.[1] It is known from Morocco and Tunisia and is probably also present in Algeria.

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm.[2]

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